A few species in the genus Grateloupia （Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta） have been investigated in detail with respect to morphological observations and molecular analyses. In this study, the au- thors document the vegeta...A few species in the genus Grateloupia （Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta） have been investigated in detail with respect to morphological observations and molecular analyses. In this study, the au- thors document the vegetative and reproductive structures of two new species of Grateloupia, G. dalianensis H.W.Wang et D.Zhao, sp.nov, and G. yinggehaiensis H.W.Wang et R.X.Luan, sp.nov. They both have the morphological character that carpogonial ampullae and auxiliary cell ampullae are the simple Grateloupia-type. The two species can be distinguished from other species of the genus by their distinctive morphological features respectively. Bused on ribulose-l,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase （rbcL） gene sequences, the phylogenetic tree obtained in the study indicated that they are both embedded within the Grateloupia clade. G. dalianensis clusters a subclade with G. asiatica, and G. yinggehaiensis forms a single monophyletic subclade with G. hawaiiana.展开更多
[Objective] The paper was to sequence the rbcL gene of several species belonging to Morus, and to explore the genetic relationship of Morus plants. [Method] Through DNA extraction, PCR amplification, sequencing, splic...[Objective] The paper was to sequence the rbcL gene of several species belonging to Morus, and to explore the genetic relationship of Morus plants. [Method] Through DNA extraction, PCR amplification, sequencing, splicing and correction, a total of 56 rbcL gene sequences were obtained. [Result] Alignment results showed that there were 1 279 permutation sites in rbcL sequence of Morus plants; variable sites accounted for 6.8% of the total sequence length, and the ratio of transition pairs to transversion pairs （R= si/sv） was 1.2. The rbcL sequence of Broussonetia papyrifera was selected as the outgroup, which was downloaded from GenBank. Genetic analysis results showed that M. alba, M. notabilis, M. rubra and Kuisang （the sample of this study） had distant relationship, and the other Morus plants had relatively close relationship. [Conclusion] The results lay a foundation for selection, identification and classification of Morus plants.展开更多
Ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxynase/oxygenase large subunit gene (rbcL) of Jiaozhou Bay phytoplankton was amplified from spring, summer and autumn surface seawater DNAs and cloned respectively. About 50 clones were...Ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxynase/oxygenase large subunit gene (rbcL) of Jiaozhou Bay phytoplankton was amplified from spring, summer and autumn surface seawater DNAs and cloned respectively. About 50 clones were randomly selected from each library and sequenced. If identical amino acid sequences are considered as the same operational taxonomy unit (OTU), 61 OTUs are identified according to inferred amino acid sequences, among them, 21 from spring seawater, 15 from summer seawater and 25 from autumn seawater. Shannon index calculated from OTU abundances reflects the genetic diversity of a community. The indexes of spring, summer and autumn surface seawater phytoplankton are 2.69, 2.44 and 2.76 respectively, indicating that phytoplankton genetic diversity of autumn seawater is the richest. Seasonal variation ofphytoplankton community is significant; the community compositions of three seasons are almost completely different except for the two OTUs shared by summer and autumn. Surface seawater phytoplankton communities are possibly metacommunities different spatially and temporally.展开更多
The genus Cylindrotheca consists of a small group of marine diatoms with a few species described. Eleven isolates of diatoms identified as Cylindrotheca closterium morphologically were obtained from Jiaozhou Bay with ...The genus Cylindrotheca consists of a small group of marine diatoms with a few species described. Eleven isolates of diatoms identified as Cylindrotheca closterium morphologically were obtained from Jiaozhou Bay with their nuclear-encoded small-subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rDNA) and chloroplast-encoded rbcL gene sequences determined in this study. Interestingly, very high sequence divergences of SSU rDNA and rbcL gene were found among these isolates, and numerous nucleotide variation of rbcL gene caused relatively few variation of deduced amino acid sequence. Phylogenetic analyses based on SSU rDNA and rbcL gene, respectively, grouped the isolates into 6 clades. Phylogenetic tree of SSU rDNA placed all the Cylindrotheca isolates together, separating them into two lineages clearly. Lineage I was composed of the eleven C. closterium isolates obtained in this study together with another C. closterium isolate, but some clades were not well supported. Lineage II contained two C. closterium isolates and one C. fusiformis isolate. Phylogenetic analysis of rbcL gene also separated the Cylindrotheca isolates into two well-defined lineages. The eleven C. closterium isolates formed a lineage and all clades were supported strongly. Statistical comparisons of SSU rDNA indicated that the average distance within lineageⅠwas significantly higher than that of other microalgae species (P < 0.01). These results suggested the existence of cryptic species within C. closterium.展开更多
The 3.1 kb BamHI fragment containing the chloroplast rbcL gene from grape (Vitis vinifera L) hasbeen cloned and its restriction map and nucleotide sequence determined. The complete nucleotidesequence is 20O4 bp long w...The 3.1 kb BamHI fragment containing the chloroplast rbcL gene from grape (Vitis vinifera L) hasbeen cloned and its restriction map and nucleotide sequence determined. The complete nucleotidesequence is 20O4 bp long with a coding sequence of 1428 bp, which cncode a polypeptide of 475amino acids with a predicted molecular weight of 53 kd. The 5' upstream sequence including theputative promoter is 358 bp, with a -10 sequence (TAAAAT), a -35 sequence (TTGCGC) and theSD sequence (GGAGG). The 218 bp long 3' downstream sequence contains three transcription stem-loop tendnation structures. The homologies of this gene with those of tobacco, petunia, spinach,alfalfa, rice and maise are 91.5%, 91.4% 90.2%, 89.8%, 86.3% and 84.5% respectively while thehomologies between their putative polypeptide sequences are 92.2% 91.6%, 92.2%, 93.7%, 93.5%and 90.1% respectively.展开更多
基金The general program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under contract No.30870161
文摘A few species in the genus Grateloupia （Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta） have been investigated in detail with respect to morphological observations and molecular analyses. In this study, the au- thors document the vegetative and reproductive structures of two new species of Grateloupia, G. dalianensis H.W.Wang et D.Zhao, sp.nov, and G. yinggehaiensis H.W.Wang et R.X.Luan, sp.nov. They both have the morphological character that carpogonial ampullae and auxiliary cell ampullae are the simple Grateloupia-type. The two species can be distinguished from other species of the genus by their distinctive morphological features respectively. Bused on ribulose-l,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase （rbcL） gene sequences, the phylogenetic tree obtained in the study indicated that they are both embedded within the Grateloupia clade. G. dalianensis clusters a subclade with G. asiatica, and G. yinggehaiensis forms a single monophyletic subclade with G. hawaiiana.
基金Supported by Basic and Frontier Research Project of Chongqing City(cstc2015jcyj A80010)Basic Scientific Research Expense Project of Chongqing City(16441)Agricultural Finance Project of Chongqing Agricultural Committee(15403)
文摘[Objective] The paper was to sequence the rbcL gene of several species belonging to Morus, and to explore the genetic relationship of Morus plants. [Method] Through DNA extraction, PCR amplification, sequencing, splicing and correction, a total of 56 rbcL gene sequences were obtained. [Result] Alignment results showed that there were 1 279 permutation sites in rbcL sequence of Morus plants; variable sites accounted for 6.8% of the total sequence length, and the ratio of transition pairs to transversion pairs （R= si/sv） was 1.2. The rbcL sequence of Broussonetia papyrifera was selected as the outgroup, which was downloaded from GenBank. Genetic analysis results showed that M. alba, M. notabilis, M. rubra and Kuisang （the sample of this study） had distant relationship, and the other Morus plants had relatively close relationship. [Conclusion] The results lay a foundation for selection, identification and classification of Morus plants.
基金supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No.40176028.
文摘Ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxynase/oxygenase large subunit gene (rbcL) of Jiaozhou Bay phytoplankton was amplified from spring, summer and autumn surface seawater DNAs and cloned respectively. About 50 clones were randomly selected from each library and sequenced. If identical amino acid sequences are considered as the same operational taxonomy unit (OTU), 61 OTUs are identified according to inferred amino acid sequences, among them, 21 from spring seawater, 15 from summer seawater and 25 from autumn seawater. Shannon index calculated from OTU abundances reflects the genetic diversity of a community. The indexes of spring, summer and autumn surface seawater phytoplankton are 2.69, 2.44 and 2.76 respectively, indicating that phytoplankton genetic diversity of autumn seawater is the richest. Seasonal variation ofphytoplankton community is significant; the community compositions of three seasons are almost completely different except for the two OTUs shared by summer and autumn. Surface seawater phytoplankton communities are possibly metacommunities different spatially and temporally.
基金This research was financially supported by an open project of The Key Laboratory of Mariculture of The Ministry of Education of China affiliated to 0cean umversity of China(200405)by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30471318,40176028).
文摘The genus Cylindrotheca consists of a small group of marine diatoms with a few species described. Eleven isolates of diatoms identified as Cylindrotheca closterium morphologically were obtained from Jiaozhou Bay with their nuclear-encoded small-subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rDNA) and chloroplast-encoded rbcL gene sequences determined in this study. Interestingly, very high sequence divergences of SSU rDNA and rbcL gene were found among these isolates, and numerous nucleotide variation of rbcL gene caused relatively few variation of deduced amino acid sequence. Phylogenetic analyses based on SSU rDNA and rbcL gene, respectively, grouped the isolates into 6 clades. Phylogenetic tree of SSU rDNA placed all the Cylindrotheca isolates together, separating them into two lineages clearly. Lineage I was composed of the eleven C. closterium isolates obtained in this study together with another C. closterium isolate, but some clades were not well supported. Lineage II contained two C. closterium isolates and one C. fusiformis isolate. Phylogenetic analysis of rbcL gene also separated the Cylindrotheca isolates into two well-defined lineages. The eleven C. closterium isolates formed a lineage and all clades were supported strongly. Statistical comparisons of SSU rDNA indicated that the average distance within lineageⅠwas significantly higher than that of other microalgae species (P < 0.01). These results suggested the existence of cryptic species within C. closterium.
基金This work was supported by grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of Chinaspecial grant from the Biosystematics Program of Academia Sinica.
文摘The 3.1 kb BamHI fragment containing the chloroplast rbcL gene from grape (Vitis vinifera L) hasbeen cloned and its restriction map and nucleotide sequence determined. The complete nucleotidesequence is 20O4 bp long with a coding sequence of 1428 bp, which cncode a polypeptide of 475amino acids with a predicted molecular weight of 53 kd. The 5' upstream sequence including theputative promoter is 358 bp, with a -10 sequence (TAAAAT), a -35 sequence (TTGCGC) and theSD sequence (GGAGG). The 218 bp long 3' downstream sequence contains three transcription stem-loop tendnation structures. The homologies of this gene with those of tobacco, petunia, spinach,alfalfa, rice and maise are 91.5%, 91.4% 90.2%, 89.8%, 86.3% and 84.5% respectively while thehomologies between their putative polypeptide sequences are 92.2% 91.6%, 92.2%, 93.7%, 93.5%and 90.1% respectively.
